smudger63 Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Col city fan said: Reports this am that Chelsea have bid 75 mill… Well our response to that bid, if true of course, should be a thanks but no thanks. Come back when your serious about making a proper offer. Edited 3 August 2022 by smudger63
st albans fox Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 5 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: Not good enough but if that's the case and it actually happened he's off and it's a great deal for the club. Presumably that would mean they will go to £85m ? 1
J.Lisemore Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 Similar to Mahrez really, we know he's world class... If he wants to leave then we'll need his value matching, £85m+ would be a great deal for the club.
PAPA LAZAROU Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 53 minutes ago, foxinsocks said: Youve been softened up. Chelsea are a team we could finish ahead of Have a look at what the bookies say about that one.
Finnegan Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 If we sell him now in our current situation it's frankly daft. We'll get 70 odd before bonuses, probably have to spend at least 30 odd replacing him and then still not be able to buy players because we still have too many senior squad members. 3
Dahnsouff Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 51 minutes ago, foxinsocks said: So why weaken? Weaken CB by 10%, but strengthen RW by 30% and get another or prospect, are we weaker overall? Who would be a club owner!?
smudger63 Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said: None of us should be surprised by Fofana's antics. He treated the club that gave him his first big break just the same when we signed him. We were always just a stepping stone for him. We're kidding ourselves if we believe that most footballers have a strong love or even affinity for the club they play for. It's a job for them and they want to get the most money they can. If that means a chance to move to a bigger club pretty much all of them would jump at the chance, irrespective of the support that their current club and its fans have given them. Some of them try to hide the fact; Fofana is one who doesn't bother even doing that. His actions are disrespectful, just as they were with St Ettiene, and you are absolutely right, he was always going to do the same to us as he did with St Ettiene. What ever he does though, the club hold all the cards. He has just signed a contract until 2027, we don't have to sell and shouldn't sell until we get an offer that we are happy with. He can go and pitch a tent outside Stamford Bridge, but while he is under contract to us, he can't play for anyone else. If he don't like it he shouldn't have signed a new contract. Chelsea seem desperate, and we should screw them for every penny we can, and 75 million is not enough. Edited 3 August 2022 by smudger63 3
ronnup Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 If they've started bidding , they know he wants the move already. Just about the fee now. 1
Dahnsouff Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 1 minute ago, Finnegan said: If we sell him now in our current situation it's frankly daft. We'll get 70 odd before bonuses, probably have to spend at least 30 odd replacing him and then still not be able to buy players because we still have too many senior squad members. Thats a crap argument, because it would imply if someone offered 1 billion, we still need to make space (Although the sell on fee to St Etienne would be moot I confess)
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Foxes1 Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 3 minutes ago, smudger63 said: His actions are disrespectful, just as they were with St Ettiene, and you are absolutely right, he was always going to do the same to us as he did with St Ettiene. What ever he does though, the club hold all the cards. He has just signed a contract until 2027, we don't have to sell and shouldn't sell until we get an offer that we are happy with. He can go and pitch a tent outside Stamford Bridge, but while he is under contract to us, he can't play for anyone else. If he don't like it he shouldn't have signed a new contract. Chelsea seem desperate, and we should screw them for every penny we can, and 75 million is not enough. Or sit at East Midlands airport like some other mardy b*****d did. 1
Fox92 Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 11 hours ago, volpeazzurro said: Brendan recommended Fofana? Did he? Do you really think with the squad we had at those times compared with what other teams had 'at those times', Rodgers was really the mastermind behind it? I'd suggest quite a few managers could have easily equalled it and several nailed 4th. I think the team got there despite him. Just my personal thoughts but I'm very biased, I think he's an absolute fraud. Only time will tell. Let's see what he achieves after us eh? Who? Aside from the obvious choices of Pep and Klopp, which managers would have equalled/nailed 4th? If it was that easy then West Ham would have finished 4th last season. Why is that in the last 10 years only us and Spurs have managed to break the top 4? And we only did it for one season. It's not as easy as people like you think. But Rodgers got us into that position in the first place. You've aimed "absolute fraud" at the manager that won this club it's first ever FA Cup. Talk about disrespectful. 3
Dahnsouff Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 4 minutes ago, smudger63 said: His actions are disrespectful, just as they were with St Ettiene, and you are absolutely right, he was always going to do the same to us as he did with St Ettiene. What ever he does though, the club hold all the cards. He has just signed a contract until 2027, we don't have to sell and shouldn't sell until we get an offer that we are happy with. He can go and pitch a tent outside Stamford Bridge, but while he is under contract to us, he can't play for anyone else. If he don't like it he shouldn't have signed a new contract. Chelsea seem desperate, and we should screw them for every penny we can, and 75 million is not enough. Pretty sure that will be the case if we sell
An Sionnach Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) If we try to buy to replace him we will be screwed. There is no way Colwill goes for £20 million for instance. The chances are we will be a CB short this season. However that could give Brunt a chance to step up. Soyuncu definitely stays. Edited 3 August 2022 by An Sionnach 1
Guest Col city fan Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said: Are we really saying @Col city fan is ITK now? What a time to be alive.... Thanks. I think I’m ‘in the know’ probably as much an anyone else on here, give or take
Focks Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 3 minutes ago, smudger63 said: His actions are disrespectful, just as they were with St Ettiene, and you are absolutely right, he was always going to do the same to us as he did with St Ettiene. What ever he does though, the club hold all the cards. He has just signed a contract until 2027, we don't have to sell and shouldn't sell until we get an offer that we are happy with. He can go and pitch a tent outside Stamford Bridge, but while he is under contract to us, he can't play for anyone else. If he don't like it he shouldn't have signed a new contract. Chelsea seem desperate, and we should screw them for every penny we can, and 75 million is not enough. He'll probably do the same to Chelsea next year when PSG & Barca come calling Hopefully Colwill with come in a swap (with no buy back) 1
Fox92 Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) We're fvcked if he goes. Not that I think he's that good we're somesort of one man team but to lose a good defender and number 1 goalkeeper in the same window, and at this stage of the window. I pray Maddison and Vardy don't get injured. We need to try and get a player back from Chelsea in this deal at the very least. £70m plus player. Edited 3 August 2022 by Fox92
Nalis Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 Just now, Fox92 said: We're fvcked if he goes. Not that I think he's that good we're somesort of one man team but to lose a good defender and number 1 goalkeeper in the same window, and at this stage of the window. I pray Maddison and Vardy don't get injured. We need to try and get a player back from Chelsea in this deal at the very least. £70m plus player. Its the knock on effect too for me as Kasper is already going. If Fofana goes in this window, Maddison will want out in the next window at the latest with our other decent players contemplating it next summer if we dont replace. 1
Adrian Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 Fofana had 2 sublime moments in preseason last week...he's worth 10 points to us this season in my opinion and I trust he will give his best if we don't sell..if Chelsea want him ..£90 million... 2
foxfanazer Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) Frankly I'm not surprised these top players want to leave. We're repeatedly played down by our own manager and a large portion of the fan base. We can't hold on to champions league quality players and be happy to finish midtable Edited 3 August 2022 by foxfanazer 3
Dahnsouff Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 6 minutes ago, Col city fan said: Thanks. I think I’m ‘in the know’ probably as much an anyone else on here, give or take Too true!!
Jon the Hat Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, foxfanazer said: We can't hold on to champions league quality players. This is exactly it. We will continue to lose our best players if we continue to do well. We always have and we always will. Mr Vardy might well be the only exception ever. Edited 3 August 2022 by Jon the Hat
Pliskin Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 (edited) He won’t go. I’m pretty sure Brendan has made it clear that he isn’t for sale. Selling Fofana isn’t going to improve our current position. We’ve proven if we don’t want someone to go. We’re hard to shift. It’s tough tits If he fancies a move, he’s under contract here and it ends there. If the club don’t want to sell him, they won’t. Edited 3 August 2022 by Pliskin 3
Nalis Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 I might be biased but if he stays with us just once more season or even until Janauary and has blistering performances he could go to a club a level above Chelsea for £100m. We'd take it, the player would be at a better club than Chelsea so would be happy and the buying club would be happy.
Paninistickers Posted 3 August 2022 Posted 3 August 2022 Just now, Pliskin said: He won’t go. I’m pretty sure Brendan has made it clear that he isn’t for sale. Selling Fofana isn’t going to improve our current position. We’ve proven if we don’t want someone to go. We’re hard to shift. If tough tits I’d be fancies a move, he’s under contract here and it ends there. If the club don’t want to sell him, they won’t. Exactly. We've form for this and basically telling a player that they will have to wait. He ain't going anywhere, whether he likes it (or more likely) not. 1
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